﻿What do you mean? Were you trying to create significance in the whitespace or something? If so, maybe you should start coding in python instead of C# or VB

SEP2007 seems to have difficulties in visualising how program code works in his head and wants the IDE to show a visualisation of language constructs in the background of the text-editor. (Like "pipes" and arrows showing program flow)

Dunno who that is, but I'm sorry if they jumped on you for not asking a highly-technical question I would, just as a friendly comment, ask that you not respond to people with things like "F8ck off" as your comment...that might get you in trouble with admins.

Anyway, I'm interested in your idea about creating custom formatting in an editor. Unfortunately, I don't understand your visual-demonstration, so could you write up a couple of descriptions, or examples, of what you mean?

Dunno who that is, but I'm sorry if they jumped on you for not asking a highly-technical question I would, just as a friendly comment, ask that you not respond to people with things like "F8ck off" as your comment...that might get you in trouble with admins.

Anyway, I'm interested in your idea about creating custom formatting in an editor. Unfortunately, I don't understand your visual-demonstration, so could you write up a couple of descriptions, or examples, of what you mean?

Its a little over the top here but I'm just trying to get across a basic principle. That you could have more than just tabs as formatting.
And you could specify your own formating rules. And perhaps have different formatting rule (auto-formatting) for say, Events, Subs, Functions, For, While, etc.

Its a little over the top here but I'm just trying to get across a basic principle. That you could have more than just tabs as formatting.
And you could specify your own formating rules. And perhaps have different formatting rule (auto-formatting) for say, Events, Subs, Functions, For, While, etc.

Its a little over the top here but I'm just trying to get across a basic principle. That you could have more than just tabs as formatting.
And you could specify your own formating rules. And perhaps have different formatting rule (auto-formatting) for say, Events, Subs, Functions, For, While, etc.

Does that make sense ?

You can do all that with IDE Macros.

Ok thanks, can I do it in the VB editor ? Can I have the Macros working in the VB editor ?

Its a little over the top here but I'm just trying to get across a basic principle. That you could have more than just tabs as formatting.
And you could specify your own formating rules. And perhaps have different formatting rule (auto-formatting) for say, Events, Subs, Functions, For, While, etc.

Does that make sense ?

You can do all that with IDE Macros.

Ok thanks, can I do it in the VB editor ? Can I have the Macros working in the VB editor

Have been looking at it, I think i can.

Yes, you can.

Don't confuse C++/Preprocessor Macros with IDE Macros. One is a form of metaprogramming, the other is just automating IDE tasks (i.e. what you're trying to do)